CARGO CONTAINER SECURITY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A cargo container security system, comprising:
- a cargo container including;
at least one sensor for detecting a status of a door on the cargo container, wherein the status of the door is open or closed;
a geographic positioning locator for identifying a location of the cargo container; and
a control unit operatively connected to the at least one sensor and geographic positioning locator for continuously receiving historical data corresponding to at least the status of the cargo container door and location of the cargo container while the cargo container is in transit, the control unit assigning a timestamp to the received historical data and storing the received historical data and associated timestamp in memory; and
a central computer system, including;
a processor; and
memory comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are executable by the processor to;
receive the stored historical data upon the arrival of the cargo container at a destination;
analyze, using the processor, the stored historical data to determine whether there are any anomalies associated with the status of ATTORNEY DOCKET No. 1070.002 the cargo container door and/or the location of the cargo container during transit;
generate an alert, using the processor, if an anomaly is identified.
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Abstract
A cargo container security system and method, including a cargo container with at least one sensor for detecting an open or closed status of a door on the cargo container and a geographic positioning locator for identifying a location of the cargo container. A control unit, located on the cargo container and operatively connected to the at least one sensor and geographic positioning locator, continuously receives historical data corresponding to at least the status of the cargo container door and location of the cargo container while the cargo container is in transit. The control unit assigns a timestamp to the received historical data, and stores the received historical data and associated timestamp in memory. A central computer system receives and analyzes the stored historical data for any anomalies upon the arrival of the cargo container at a destination. The central computer system generates an alert if an anomaly is identified.
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56 Claims
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1. A cargo container security system, comprising:
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a cargo container including; at least one sensor for detecting a status of a door on the cargo container, wherein the status of the door is open or closed; a geographic positioning locator for identifying a location of the cargo container; and a control unit operatively connected to the at least one sensor and geographic positioning locator for continuously receiving historical data corresponding to at least the status of the cargo container door and location of the cargo container while the cargo container is in transit, the control unit assigning a timestamp to the received historical data and storing the received historical data and associated timestamp in memory; and a central computer system, including; a processor; and memory comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are executable by the processor to; receive the stored historical data upon the arrival of the cargo container at a destination; analyze, using the processor, the stored historical data to determine whether there are any anomalies associated with the status of ATTORNEY DOCKET No. 1070.002 the cargo container door and/or the location of the cargo container during transit; generate an alert, using the processor, if an anomaly is identified. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 38, 56)
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20. A computer-implemented method for secured shipping of a cargo container, comprising:
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generating a door position signal using at least one sensor located on the cargo container to continuously monitor a status of a door of the cargo container while the cargo container is in transit, wherein the status of the door is open or closed; continuously identifying a location of the cargo container while in transit using a geographic positioning locator located on the cargo container; transmitting historical data to a control unit located on the cargo container and operatively connected to the at least one sensor and geographical positioning locator, wherein the historical data corresponds to at least the status of the cargo container door and location of the cargo container while the cargo container is in transit; assigning, using the control unit, a timestamp to the received historical data; storing the received historical data and associated timestamp in memory operatively connected to the control unit; receiving, in central computer system that includes a processor, the stored historical data upon the arrival of the cargo container at a destination; analyzing, using the processor, the stored historical data to determine whether there are any anomalies associated with the status of the cargo container door and/or the location of the cargo container during transit; and generating an alert, using the processor, if an anomaly is identified. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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39. A cargo container for secured container shipping, comprising:
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at least one sensor for detecting a status of a door on the cargo container, wherein the status of the door is open or closed; a geographic positioning locator for identifying a location of the cargo container; and a control unit operatively connected to the at least one sensor and geographic positioning locator for continuously receiving historical data corresponding to at least the status of the cargo container door and location of the cargo container while the cargo container is in transit, the control unit assigning a timestamp to the received historical data and storing the received historical data and associated timestamp in memory; wherein the stored historical data is analyzed to determine whether there are any anomalies associated with the status of the cargo container door and/or the location of the cargo container during transit and an alert is generated if an anomaly is identified. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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